Sylvester Hall

Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall (1910 – August 26, 1988) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia State University from 1949 to 1953, compiling a record of 25–16–2.

Hall began his coaching career as an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall-Football, Basketball, Track and Field Coach- 1942-1948;1954-1964. Hall was the first African American High School Coach to take any All Black High School- the Cardozo Clerks of 1955 to the Inter-High Championships which were segregated until this time. The 1955 Cardozo Clerks played Gonzaga for the city title and the game ended in a 6-6 tie. , Hall was called the "master coach and teacher" by Dr. Andrew Jenkins, superintendent of the D.C. schools. "His contributions to young people were immeasureable-1988 Washington Post 09/01/1988/Washington Citypaper 11/27/2009